pettiness

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English

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Etymology

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From petty +‎ -ness.

Noun

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pettiness (countable and uncountable, plural pettinesses)

  1. The quality of being petty.
    The pettiness of the accounting department asking me to save a receipt from a fast-food restaurant was absurd.
  2. A petty behaviour, attitude, etc.

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